MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop A - 504 SE Blue Parkway - Lee's Summit, MO 64063


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sgt. Collin Stosberg
(816) 622-0800 ext. 3149
A2012-20
June 9, 2012

EMPHASIS: Platte County DWI Checkpoint Results


Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, announces the results of a sobriety checkpoint conducted on Friday evening, June 8, 2012. The checkpoint was a joint effort with the Platte County Sheriff's Department. The checkpoint was located on northbound Interstate 435 at the 22 mile-marker. The location was determined by past arrests, incidents, and traffic crashes in the county.

A total of 691 vehicles were checked during this four-hour operation and members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and Platte County Sheriff's Department made the following arrests:

6 -- DWI
1 -- driver's license summons
3 -- misdemeanor warrant arrests
2 -- misdemeanor drug arrests
4 -- non-moving traffic violations
43 -- warnings

Captain Powell stated, "The focus of law enforcement is to enforce all laws and apprehend violators. The goal of DWI enforcement projects is to deter impaired driving and to make citizens aware that drinking and driving will not be tolerated." To report a suspected intoxicated driver dial 9-1-1 or *55 on your cell phone.

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